org.semanticweb.kaon2.extensionapi.datatype
Class DatatypeManager

java.lang.Object
  org.semanticweb.kaon2.extensionapi.datatype.DatatypeManager

public class DatatypeManager
extends java.lang.Object

This is the registry of all datatypes. Applications with custom datatypes should register appropriate datatype handlers with this class.

Field Summary

protected static java.lang.String[]	NO_URIS
protected static java.util.Map<java.lang.String,DatatypeHandler>	s_handlersByDatatypeURI The list of all registered handlers.

Constructor Summary

DatatypeManager()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getDatatypeURI(java.lang.Object object) Returns the URI of the datatype of the given object.
static java.lang.Object	parseObject(java.lang.String objectValue, java.lang.String datatypeURI) Parses the object with the given datatype URI.
static void	registerDatatypeHandler(DatatypeHandler datatypeHandler) Registers a datatype handler with this manager.
static java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.Object object) Converts the given object into a string representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

NO_URIS

protected static final java.lang.String[] NO_URIS

s_handlersByDatatypeURI

protected static final java.util.Map<java.lang.String,DatatypeHandler> s_handlersByDatatypeURI

The list of all registered handlers.

Constructor Detail

DatatypeManager

public DatatypeManager()

Method Detail

registerDatatypeHandler

public static void registerDatatypeHandler(DatatypeHandler datatypeHandler)

Registers a datatype handler with this manager.

Parameters:

datatypeHandler - the datatype handler

getDatatypeURI

public static java.lang.String getDatatypeURI(java.lang.Object object)

Returns the URI of the datatype of the given object.

Parameters:

object - the object

Returns:

the URI of the datatype of the given object, or null if the datatype URI cannot be determined

toString

public static java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object object)

Converts the given object into a string representation.

Parameters:

object - the object

Returns:

the string representation of the object, or null if the handler for the datatype cannot be found

parseObject

public static java.lang.Object parseObject(java.lang.String objectValue,
                                           java.lang.String datatypeURI)
                                    throws KAON2Exception

Parses the object with the given datatype URI.

Parameters:

objectValue - the value of the object

datatypeURI - the URI of the datatype

Returns:

the object with the given value

Throws:

KAON2Exception - thrown if there is an error